Long form: If I had known you were in hospital, I would have visited you. Short form: If I’d known you were in hospital, I’d have visited you. |
Exercise 9. You have a friend who is careless with his /her things. Write what would/wouldn’t have happened if he/she had/hadn’t done the following.
Example: He left the suitcase unattended at an airport. It got stolen.
If he hadn’t left his suitcase unattended, it wouldn’t have got stolen.
1. She forgot to lock the car. Her camera got stolen.
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2. He left his wallet in a restaurant. It disappeared.
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3. He didn’t lock the door of his flat. Thieves broke in.
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4. She didn’t put her name on her suitcase. Someone took it by mistake.
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5. He parked his car without lights. Another car ran into it.
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6. She left her parcels on the bus. Someone took them.
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Exercise 10. Put the verbs in brackets into the third conditional.
If you ____________________ (arrive) ten minutes earlier, you __________ (get) a seat.
If I ____________ (realize) that the traffic lights were red, I _________________________(stop).
If my friend ___________________ (know) my address, he _________ (find) my house.
If he ___________________(know) that the river was dangerous, he _________ (not try)
to swim across it.
If you __________ (be) in such a hurry, you _____________________(not put) sugar into the soup instead of salt.
We ______________________ (go) by air if we have had enough money.
If he __________________ (study) more, he ____________________ (pass) his exam easily.
If we ________________ (invite) them, they ______________________ (come) to our party.
If she _________________ (wear) a raincoat, she _______________________ (not get wet).
I _____________________ (can enter) the house if I _________________ (not lose) my key.
If she ______________ (have) some money on her, she __________________ (can) buy a new dress.
If you _______________ (write) the address properly, the parcel ________________ (not get) lost.
Exercise 11. It’s two o’clock in the morning. Roger and Diana have just come back from a party. Complete the following dialogue by putting he verbs in brackets into the correct form. Use the first, second and third conditionals.
Roger: Where’s your key?
Diana: What do you mean? You’ve got a key, haven’t you?
Roger: (1) If I had got (get) mine, I wouldn’t need_ (not need) yours, would I?
Diana: No, but I haven’t got mine.
Roger: But I told you to bring it.
Diana: No, you didn’t.
Roger: Yes, I did. (2) If you ________________ (listen), you __________________ (hear) me.
Diana: Well, I don’t remember you telling me. Anyway, I couldn’t find it.
Roger: You mean you’ve lost it again?
Diana: Not really. It’s at home somewhere. (3) I _________________________ (have) time
to look for it if we ___________________ (not leave) in such a hurry.
Roger: That’s not the point. (4) If you _____________ (be) more organized, you
_______(keep on) losing it in the first place.
Diana: That’s not fair! I don’t keep on losing it. Anyway, what are we going to do now?
We haven’t got a key.
Roger: I don’t know. I suppose I’ll have to break a window.
Diana: You can’t do that! (5) If the neighbours _____________(hear) you, they
__________ (think) we’re burglars!
Roger: All right, then. There’s a small window open in the bathroom. (6) If you
______ (stand) on my shoulders, you __________________ (be) able to reach it and then you
can climb in.
Diana: I’m not going to stand on your shoulders. I might fall off!
Roger: Don’t be silly! (7) If I ________________ (hold) your legs, you _________________ (be) quite safe.
Diana: I still don’t like it.
Roger: Look. (8) I _________________________ (climb) in myself if I (can) get through the window, but I can’t. I’m too big. You’ll have to do it.
Diana: (9) But if someone ________________ (see) me, they _______________ (call) the police!
Roger: For goodness sake! (10) It ________________________(make) things a lot easier if
you ___________________________ (not worry) about other people! Now, are you ready?
Diana: OK.
Roger: All right?
Diana: (11) If you ____________________ (move) a bit closer, I _________________ (be) able to reach. Oh! Not so fast! Roger! Oh!!
Roger: Now look what you’ve done! You’ve put your foot through the window!
Diana: Roger, there’s something I’ve got to tell you!
Roger: Honestly, can’t you do anything right! (12) If you ______________________ (not be) so careless, you ______________________________ (not break) it!
Diana: Roger, listen! I hate to tell you, but this isn’t our house!
Exercise 12. Use the correct mood of the verbs in brackets.
If the storm ____ (not rage) so furiously last night, many trees ____ (not break).
I … (go) and ____ (live) in the tropics if only I ____ (can).
What we ____ (do) if television ____ (not invent)?
If the laws of nature ____ (not break), the situation ____ (be) different.
Australia ____ (be) a delightful country to live in if it ____ (not be) so far.
If I ____ (live) long enough, I ____ (can) do so many great things!
If I ____ (not pay) all my bills before leaving the hotel, I ____ (not be) penniless now.
If the fellow ____ (not leave) the city, the police ____ (arrest) him.
If Mel ____ (not be) so light-minded, Hilda ____ (not leave) him!
If we ____ (know) how dangerous the expedition was, we ____ (refuse).
Rachel ____ (pass) the interview on Friday if she ____ (know) a second foreign language.
She ____ (wear) this frock tonight if she ____ (not put on) so much weight lately.
Exercise 13. Finish these sentences, taking care to use the correct tenses.
If he had taken my advice _________________
If she practiced more _________________
If you had checked the petrol before we started _________________
This clock wouldn't have run down if _________________
If these gates are locked _________________
If we leave before breakfast _________________
Her life might have been saved if _________________
If the volcano starts erupting _________________
He would have given her diamonds if _________________
You would have been angry if _________________
You will have to go to the dentist if _________________
Exercise 14. Translate into English.
Якби вона вміла добре готувати, то її чоловік був би щасливий.
Якби я жив в Африці, то їв би одні фрукти: банани, апельсини, ківі.
Будь він більш енергійним, то давно міг би зробити відмінну кар'єру.
Якби вона носила короткі спідниці, то виглядала б молодшою.
Собака загавкає, якщо ти постукаєш у двері.
Якби зараз йшов дощ, я б залишився вдома.
Якби ти зустрівся з нею, то закохався б в неї. Вона чарівна!
Якби вона пристебнули ремінь безпеки, то інспектор не оштрафував би її.
Aнна, що сказала б твоя мама, якби побачила тебе зараз? - Вона б мене вбила!
Все було б зараз прекрасно, якби я не провалилася на останньому іспиті.
Exercise 15. Translate into Ukrainian. Give as many variants as possible.
A. 1. I wish I lived in a big house.
2. I wish our family was large.
3. I wish I had a lot of money.
4. I wish I lived in the centre of the town.
5. She wishes she lived on the second floor.
B. 1. I wish I had done my lessons.
3. I wish I had taken my girlfriend to that party.
3. He wishes he had learnt to swim.
4. He wished he had gone to Spain last summer.
5. We wish we had seen the film before.
Exercise 16. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form after “I wish”.
I wish I _______________ (know) Spanish.
I wish I ____________________ (not/drink) so much coffee in the evening: I couldn’t sleep half the night.
I wish you _________________ (read) more in future.
I love sunny weather. I wish it _______________ (be) warm and fine all the year round.
I wish I _______________________ (not/lend) Nock my watch: he has broken it.
I wish I _____________________ (not/have) to do my homework every day.
He wishes he ______________ (buy) that book last week – now he hasn’t got enough money.
I wish I ______________ (be) older, I could have a driving license.
Tony wishes he _________________ (go) to Paris with his brother, but he has to work.
I wish the dog ____________________ (not/eat) the tickets – now we can’t go to the show.
I wish I ______________________ (not/make) that mistake yesterday.
We wish we ____________________ (not/leave) the gate open. Now the dog has escaped.
Exercise 17. There is one mistake in each of these sentences. Find the mistake and correct it.
1. I wish I can fly. ______________________________________________________________
2. My house was robbed last year. The money wasn’t so important, but I wish the burglar didn’t take my grandmother’s ring. ____________________________________________________
3. I wish you told me this yesterday.
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4. This is a beautiful place; I wish we don’t have to leave so soon.
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5. I wish my garden would be bigger, then I could have a garden party.
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Exercise 18. Put in the verb TO BE into present, past and future simple.
1. My father _______a teacher.
2. He _______ a pupil twenty years ago.
3. I _________ a doctor when I grow up.
4. My sister _______not _____ at home tomorrow.
5. She _________ at school tomorrow.
6. _______ your father at work yesterday?
7. My sister _______ ill last week.
8. Our teacher ______ ill so she _____________ at school next week.
9. Yesterday we _______ at the theatre.
10. Where ______ your mother now? - She ________ in the kitchen.
11. Where ________ you yesterday? - I ________ at the cinema.
12. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ___________ at home.
13. ________ your sister in bed now? - No, she ________.
14. __________ you _______ at school tomorrow? - Yes, I ________.
14. When my granny ________ young, she _________ an actress.
15. Where ________ your books now? - They _______ in my bag.
16. How old _______ you ______ next birthday?
Exercise 19. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous ).
George went to the cinema but he ______ (not enjoy) the film much.
So far we ______ (have) no troubles.
How long….you ______ (wear) glasses ?
I ______ (use) to swim every day when I was young.
You always ______ (be) my closest friend.
I ______ (wait) for you since two o’clock. I have something urgent to tell you.
you ______ (lock) the door before you left the house?
This is the first time I ______ (eat) so many hamburgers.
I ______ (shop) all day and I haven’t got a penny left.
How long ______ your aunt ______ (be) ill?
Exercise 20. Choose the correct form in the following sentences.
I’m sure that I am going to recognize/’ll recognize him.
He is playing/’ll play in a tennis match on Friday.
When he ’ll return/returns , I’ll give him the key.
If I’m going to be late, I ’ll let/let you know.
I reminded you once ; I won’t do/am not going to do it again.
As soon as the holidays begin, this beach ’ll become/becomes very crowded.
If he won’t work/doesn’t work hard, he won’t pass his exam.
The refrigerator goes on/’ll go on making that noise till we have it repaired.
I ’ll read/am going to read you his answer to my letter of complaint.
If the bus won’t come/doesn’t come soon, I’ll be late for school.
Exercise 21. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with a word/phrase in the box.
( There may be more than one possibility).
a few a lot of little several too many loads of
a lot of few too much enough plenty of a little
I haven’t got ______ money to buy a car.
Let’s go to another restaurant. There are ______ people here.
There was ______ food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.
It cost me ______ money to furnish this house.
He doesn’t speak much English. Only ______ words.
Have you got ______ minutes? I’d like to tell you something.
He’s got no financial problems. He’s got ______ money.
Exercise 22. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.
When I opened ______ letter ______ folded sheet of paper fell out.
What ______ unexpected pleasure!
______ door leading to ______ kitchen stood wide open.
There is ______ taxi waiting downstairs. ______ driver says he won't wait any longer.
Here are ______ glasses, ______ address is inside ______ case.№ I sent David ______ (cable) to say you'd be arriving on Thursday.
One should never leave valuables in ______ hotel bedroom, darling.
______ telephone is ringing, will you answer it, dear?
Is there ______ telephone here?
I am afraid ______ banana is a little bit off, better take ______ apple.
I looked up and saw ______ speed-boat no more than 20 yards away. It was hopeless to shout and attract ______ attention of ______ pilot. He could not hear us. ______ boat bore down on us like ______ swooping hawk.